Navisence

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Navisence
Navizence
The Navisence at Zinal

The Navisence at Zinal

Data
Water code CH : 167
location Canton of Valais ; Switzerland
River system Rhone
Drain over Rhone  → Mediterranean
Headwaters below the Weisshorn glacier
46 ° 6 ′ 12 ″  N , 7 ° 41 ′ 19 ″  E
Source height approx.  2985  m above sea level M.
muzzle in Chippis in the Rhone Coordinates: 46 ° 16 ′ 56 "  N , 7 ° 32 ′ 31"  E ; CH1903:  607 951  /  125661 46 ° 16 '56 "  N , 7 ° 32' 31"  O
Mouth height 522  m above sea level M.
Height difference approx. 2463 m
Bottom slope approx. 88 ‰
length 27.9 km
Catchment area 255.54 km²
Discharge at the estuary
A Eo : 255.54 km²
MQ
Mq
7.97 m³ / s
31.2 l / (s km²)
Communities Anniviers , Chalais , Chippis

The Navisence (also Navizence ) is a river in the canton of Valais in the district of Sierre . The river rises above Ayer on the Weisshorn . After about 15 kilometers, the river Gougra , which comes from the Lac de Moiry reservoir , flows into the river. The Navisence then flows through the area of ​​the former municipalities of Saint-Jean , Vissoie and Chandolin (today Anniviers ), touches the political municipality of Chalais VS , until after about 28 kilometers it flows into the Rhone at Chippis . The Navisence drains an area of ​​255.54 km² and drains the Val d'Anniviers .

The Navisence in Chippis just before the estuary

The water of the Navisence is the hydroelectric plant in Chippis Navizence the company Alpiq used.

The lower part of the Navisence is crossed by the 190 m high Niouc Bridge .

See also

Web links

Commons : Navizence  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. a b c d Geoserver of the Swiss Federal Administration ( information )
  2. Modeled mean annual discharge. In: Topographical catchment areas of Swiss waters: sub-catchment areas 2 km². Retrieved November 28, 2016 .
  3. Navizence hydropower plant in Chippis ( Memento of the original from November 29, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. at www.alpiq.com, accessed November 20, 2014 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.alpiq.com